"...[name] stood in the [name2] Hall, a hundred peers watching from the galleys above. She called her Provider's name, and all could feel the power she commanded. [name3] summoned his wards, but all that watched knew his efforts were in vain. The next name she offered was his, and the misery of [name3] was legend."

translated from Dekàlan fragment found in ruins of Ilduùn

People

Idharaghadi (...)
Izzaradragulth (...)
Katulth (...)
Samaladuluth (Samad)
Scarazdralegth (...)
Yrygarmandralyth (...)

Dragon (D'agul)

The World of Teréth End has a unique collection of fiends and monsters.  Compiled here are those creatures that have been encountered, presented by game statistics and some ecological information (where appropriate).  Details presented in this Bestiary should be viewed as basic templates, as the magic Chaos often alters individual creatures significantly from the templates presented.

Within the World of Teréth End there are several different kinds of dragons believed descendant from the great Samad (Samaladuluth), mother of them all.  In the great frozen wastes of the north to the steaming jungles of southern Tasserus, the dragons live (or lived) in as many regions as the world could offer.  Their need for space and resources however, have always driven them into conflict with surrounding people.  After millennia of being hunted, many of the great wyrms lashed back, destroying mortal villages and cities with their devastating powers.  In the end (as it is foreseen) their powers may not be enough to permit their survival, for the mortal races always return to the charred cities and rebuild, and here and there "heroes of the people" arise and take the eternal battle to the dragons themselves.  In this manner, some of the great wyrms have been killed, others have simply curled deep into their caves, returning into the shadows from which they came so long ago.  But still others remain, old in their ways, their powers, and their anger, waiting for hubris to deliver the next band of heroes into their claws.

Over the ages there have always been dragons.  The earliest tales of the Dwürden and Elve both tell the frightful winged monsters.  Over this span of time, the dread serpents have evolved into five major branches.

Eastern Dragons
Found in Lyrast and believed to inhabit distant Emer, the Eastern Dragons are a rare species, even by dragon standards, having been hunted ruthlessly my the mortal races for ages without end.  Believed by many hunters to be the most terrible of the wyrms, the Eastern Dragons are known to be formidable spellcasters.  There has not been a young Eastern Dragon reported in thousands of years.

Northern Dragons
The dragons of Wyrm are perhaps the most famous of all Teréth End, because of the people that live and survive in their midst.  Smaller than most other dragons, the dragons of the north feed much more often their their larger cousins.  Those who have encountered these and other dragons have also reported that the dragons of the north are more bestial than those found elsewhere.  They are not believed to be endowed with the great intelligence of their kindred.  Wyvern and other lesser drakes are believed descendant from these.

Old Dragons
The old dragons are believed to be those who are immediately descendant from the great Samad.  Mostly, these are dragons of legend.  They were not restricted to any one region.  It is believed that most of the old dragons are gone, whether by slaying or by retreating into the depths of the world to sleep beyond this time of mortals.  The western dragons of Terèthor are believed to most resemble these.

Sea Dragons
There are many terrors associated with the seas, not least of which are the sea dragons.  Adapted to underwater life the sea dragons are seldom reported by land folk, even those who are seafaring.  This is probably due to the fact, that ships that spot these creatures rarely (if ever) return to port.  Sea dragons are believed to be the largest of all dragonkind, with snaking bodies capable of coiling around the largest galleys and constricting them into splinters.  Unexplicable flotsam is often attributed to their attacks.

Western Dragons (Dekàlan)
Perhaps the most fearsome of the remaining dragons are the Dekàlan Dágul.  Though all dragon reports are sketchy, the dágul are believed to share attributes of both the eastern and old dragons.  Although the power of these wyrms is considered to rival that of their eastern kindred, exceptional individuals are known to exist whose powers harken back to the dragons of old.  It is known that the Dekàlans reverred these great beasts during the time of their Empire, feeding and nurturing the monsters in return for ancient lores and magic.  Three of these ancient wyrms are rumored to have survived the Great War, possibly still remaining at Lanàdus, Jadth and Ummon.  The Acentran confederacy, led by the Elve, sought out the great Dágul in an attempt to sever Dekàlan powers.  Although each of the Elve victories are mentionable alongside the great battles of antiquity, their failure to eradicate all western Dágul was foretold to be the seed of their own eventual destruction.  As a result of this, many Elve feel the war was a failure, despite crushing the Empire.

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